Comment · Fri, February 19, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Info on the nootropic value of mushroom extracts
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AZNman1111 · 37 points
Nootropic Depot just got 9 in today and I haven't heard of a single one of them.
Does anybody have any experience with them? Or better yet, any studies about effects? Are there some that are have been used for a longer time and others that are being used as a nootropic more recently?
I'm interested in where to start looking into this new stuff and all of my mushroom searches came up with Lions Mane.
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OceanFixNow99 · 1 points
I've heard this before. I want it to be true. But why does examine say the following?
If you suffer from an autoimmune disease (a disease in which your own immune system causes dysfunction in the body) do not use Ganoderma Lucidum; increasing the potency of your immune system is a bad idea if your immune system is attacking you...
My mom has discoid lupus.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Examine is a great source, but they also are more cautious with recommendations and concerns; for legal reasons.
In this study, a controlled protocol was conducted in which New Zealand Black/White F1 mice were fed standard chow with prednisolone (0.5 mg/kg/day) or Ganoderma tsugae extract, commencing at 2 months of age. It was found that the F1 mice responded well to Ling Zhi extract. Ling Zhi improved the survival rate of lupus mice, decreased the amount of proteinuria, decreased serum levels of anti-dsDNA autoantibody, and showed evidence of decreased perivascular and parenchyma mononuclear cell infiltration in vital organs.
Here is a patent regarding it too:
[Ganoderma lucidum spores for treatment of systemic lupus erytrhomatosus \(SLE\)
](http://www.google.com/patents/EP1398036B1?cl=en)
[AN OVERVIEW ON NATURAL TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS
ERYTHEMATOSUS](http://www.ajpls.com/admin/Issues/PIssue140.pdf)
> Systemic lupus erythematosus is a disease which in
cludes, without limitation, dysfunction of the nerv
ous system,
neuromusculature including multiple sclerosis, myot
onias and muscular dystrophy. It has immune enhanci
ng
properties and the spores of ganoderma represent th
e essence of ganoderma because they contain all the
bioactive
substances. The
Ganoderma Lucidum
spores can be co-administered with a corticosteroi
d hormone to achieve a
better therapeutical activity on relieving/reducing
the symptoms associated with systemic lupus erythe
matosus.
The results indicate that the combined treatment of
Ganoderma Lucidum
spores can and corticosteroid restores the
T cell counts in the lupus mice to a level comparab
le to those in the normal mice.